Ethics - Information Matters

May 14, 2024 Andrej Zwitter

Cybernetic Governance

As rapid technological advancements blur the boundaries between digital and physical worlds, balancing innovation with ethical standards becomes the greatest challenge. The new paradigm of “cybernetic governance” promises innovative regulatory strategies but also raises questions about control and individual freedoms. The article “Cybernetic Governance: Implications of Technology Convergence on Governance Convergence,” explores the pressing need for governance frameworks to adapt in the face of rapid technological advancements.

Figure 5. Installation view of Antiquities Gallery, The Menil Collection, Houston, 2023. Photo: Caroline Philippone. Image courtesy of the Menil Collection.

Education Featured

May 30, 2023 Charissa Ercolin

Provenance Education to Crack the Cold Cases of Object Origins

Clear, complete, and reliable provenance information is crucial for validating an object’s ownership, authenticity, transparency objectives, and value determinations.

Translation

September 10, 2022 Oladipo Sunday

Ethical Dilemma in Artificial Intelligence: A Focus on Natural Language Processing bias

Ethical dilemma is a common problem for humans, but this is as true for humans as it is for machines. Hence, machines need to be enhanced to make the optimal decision in the face of ethical dilemma.

InfoFire Multimedia

June 30, 2022 Shalini Urs

Towards Responsible AI: Leveraging Multi-partner Engagement—Fireside chat with Carolyn Watters

The growth and the impact of AI on the world are extensive. However, when AI algorithms introduce bias, preventable errors, and poor decision-making, it causes mistrust among the very people it is supposed to be helping.

Multimedia

April 13, 2022 Daphne Muller

The Future of Big Data Will Be Zero Data

According to privacy researcher Daphne Muller, the era of big data will soon come to an end.

Editorial

November 21, 2021 Chirag Shah

Responsible AI: Whose responsibility is it?

It turns out that addressing bias and bringing fairness is not only a right thing to do from social or statistical standpoint, but also a good thing for business.

Frontiers

November 9, 2021 Beth Patin

Ep-i-what? Using The Force to Understand Epistemicide

The nature of our work means that we are gatekeepers of knowledge and information, not just for our field of study but for ALL the fields. This means without a close and critical examination of how our policies and practices harm individuals’, or entire communities’, ways of knowing, we contribute to people experiencing epistemic injustices and thus to epistemicide.